Certificate Programs at Fortis Institute-Towson

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
6	$16,779

Fortis Institute-Towson is a Less than 2-years, private (for-profit) school located in Towson, Maryland. Its published tuition & fees of Medical / Clinical Assistant program, which is the largest program at the school, is $16,779 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $28,300. A total of 382 students are attending the school. Fortis Institute-Towson has 6 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Fortis Institute-Towson is Medical / Clinical Assistant and its 2024 tuition & fees are $16,779. For reference, the average tuition for the Medical / Clinical Assistant program of all trade schools in the United States is $16,239.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Medical / Clinical Assistant	$16,779	$1,085	46 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$16,239	-	318 Hours	9.35 Months
Dental Assisting / Assistant	$21,650	$1,372	60 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$16,730	-	239 Hours	9.22 Months
Aesthetician / Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	$12,949	$1,470	600 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$9,978	-	652 Hours	6.04 Months
Massage Therapy / Therapeutic Massage	$15,233	$1,082	720 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$12,154	-	615 Hours	8.18 Months
Medical Office Assistant / Specialist	$16,845	$1,179	46 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$13,812	-	341 Hours	8.54 Months
Pharmacy Technician / Assistant	$16,922	$1,493	46 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$14,974	-	422 Hours	9.46 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $16,779 at Fortis Institute-Towson. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $1,085. The total cost of attendance is $44,864 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$16,779
Books & Supplies	$1,085
Room & Board	$16,200
Other Living Expenses	$10,800
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$44,864

¹Fortis Institute-Towson does not offer on-campus housing facilities.

Career and Vocational Programs

Fortis Institute-Towson offers 6 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	4	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Dental Assisting/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	121	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Fortis Institute-Towson. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $27,500 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $28,300 for Fortis Institute-Towson graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Fortis Institute-Towson Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$27,500	$31,400	$26,700
7 Years After Graduation	$25,900	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$27,700	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$27,100	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$28,300	$34,500	$27,400

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The The students to faculty ratio is 29 to 1 an the retention rate is 48%.

Key Academics Stats
Retention Rate	48%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	29 to 1
Student Population	382 Students
Number of Faculties	26 Faculties
Number of Staffs	44 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Fortis Institute-Towson provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	N/A

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